Press Releases

15 February 2019 Over the past few years, cooperation between the European Union and the League of Arab States has included “finding common solutions to common problems,” for instance reaching solutions for the conflicts in Syria, Yemen and Libya. Nevertheless, concerns were raised over the EU’s problematic approach to managing …

JOINT PRESS RELEASE – THE OBSERVATORY / ACJPS                                                      Geneva-Paris-Kampala, February 12, 2019  The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders and the African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies express their utmost concerns over the violent crackdown targeting human rights defenders participating in ongoing peaceful protests in Sudan. Since …

— OPEN LETTER — 6 February 2019 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Excellencies, Representatives of the AU Peace and Security Council Member States, H.E. Chairperson Mr. Moussa Faki, African Union Commission, Your Excellencies, We, the undersigned African civil society organisations, write with deep concern about the deterioration of the situation in Sudan. …

EU-LAS Summit Should Not Include Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir (4 February 2019) Brussels-The European Union should state publicly that it will withdraw from an upcoming joint summit of the European Union and League of Arab States unless there is a guarantee that Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, a suspected war criminal, …

29 January 2019 Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the UN Human Rights Council Re: Civil society call on Human Rights Council to dispatch an independent international fact-finding mission to establish the facts and circumstances of alleged human rights abuses committed in Sudan  Dear Excellencies, We, the undersigned …

25 January 2019 (Nairobi, January 18, 2019) – Security officials in Sudan have killed dozens of protesters and rounded up hundreds since widespread anti-austerity protests began on December 19, 2018, four organizations said today. Sudanese authorities should immediately release or charge those detained in relation to the ongoing protests, four …

(24 January 2019) The African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) has continued to document a surge in media restrictions based on coverage of anti-government protests. ACJPS remains concerned for the well-being and physical safety of those who remain in detention, particularly those detained incommunicado following crackdowns on the …

(17 January 2019) The African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies has received information that the National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS) and police have since December 19 2018, carried out a mass campaign of arrests targeting activist including, doctors, human rights defenders, journalists, professors and political party leaders with …

(9 January 2019) The African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies has continued to monitor the crackdown of anti-government protests across Sudan since mid-December 2018 and have continued into the New Year. In this report, ACJPS gives an update on various incidents resulting in serious violations of human rights of …

(31 December 2018) The African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies is deeply concerned about the policing of anti-austerity protests including the use of excessive forces resulting in the death of several peaceful protestors. The Government of Sudan has responded to widespread disgruntlement over recent austerity measures by arresting and …